derksen|windt architecten is a young, refreshing and ambitious architecture studio with its own vision, founded in 2008 by architects Jeroen Derksen and David Windt. 'We started our office because we want an distinctive vision within architecture to be translate into projects.

For every assignment we get to design we look for a clear and ideal starting point, a question that needs to be answered for that specific assignment. We do research and design studies in order to get as close to the perfect solution as possible.

We aim for architecture which provides the optimal answer to that what the clients and users desire and are going to experience.

A beautiful, often original and strong, sharply detailled design.'

DAYLIGHT

For us, daylight has a major influence on the design. Daylight shapes the space and when used intelligently is has the potential to create fantastic effects and spaces. Sight is inextricably linked with it.

The play between daylight and sight and interaction between showing both fully or partly or not at the same time is architecture. More on this subject on research part (click here) of our website.

DETAIL

To be able to realise our vision and ideals in practice they have to be taken from an idea to something that can really be built. We consider designing smart, beautifully detailed, sophisticated and integrated solutions for details essential. We have great interest in the possibilities of what materials can do with the design and the image. More on this subject on research part (click here) of our website.

SUSTAINABLE

Sustainability is a buzz-word. People pretends to create sustainable designs by just placing solar panels on the roof, making a building require less fossil energy. But more can be won.

The real benefit that we want to achieve as architects is in the passive aspects of sustainable design. Aspects as the orientation of the building and the openings, the use of materials, and the current and future usability. More on this here.